Mojo and Uncut Magazines book of the year. David Cavanagh's "on how 35 years of John Peel helped to shape modern life" is a 605-page bravura work of close listening and scholarship on the most influential radio broadcaster in England, John Peel. The book explains in lovingly crafted prose just exactly how Peel charted and mapped the tastes of at least two generations (possibly three) of music lovers. This book isn't just diverting, it's essential!
